“I ordered and Orient dive watch from Long Island and it was mailed to me immediately. The watch arrived in perfect shape and is running great. Long Island Watch has the best customer service of any retailer I have experienced. Please support them!”
“I always look to Mark and Long Island watch when I need a time-piece. This Orient Mako was a gift for a friend. I have a ray, an skx and an srp as well as a IWC portugieser. Orient is such a value for what they cost. Long Island watch is a great online retailer.”
“The watch arrived on time and in perfect condition as promised! It keeps great time and I love wearing it as a daily watch. It certainly will not be the last watch I order from Island Watch.”
“This watch gets a lot of compliments while on the NATO-Style Blue and Red Striped Nylon Strap.
Its one of my most complimented watches, super shiny dial when the sun hits it! Very versatile too.
A con though is the crystal is a fingerprint magnet and gets hazy (I'm ultra picky). I'd heavily recommend swapping the crystal to a flat sapphire AR. Another con is that the lume is abysmal when compared to my SKX009 but who cares.
If someone is reading this to chose between the Mako II or SKX009, it comes down to what you want from the watch.
If you want a compliment getting watch that is not so tooltastic but just on aesthetic, the MAKO II is your winner. If you want a classier, more tool oriented watch get the SKX009 with a strapcode jubilee upgrade.
Simply, if you are planning to put a NATO strap on your watch, get a MAKO II, if you plan on a metal bracelet get a SKX009.”
